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2019 emoji list is getting closer to being finalized

Apple users won't receive the 2018 emoji characters on their devices until the public release of iOS 12.1 in the coming weeks. Regardless, the Unicode Standard for next year is getting ever-closer to being finalized. On Tuesday, information about the Emoji 12.0 Beta was announced. The announcement gives vendors and implementers a chance to "test the details of what might be coming in the next year," according to Emojipedia.

How to set your Mac Calendar to automatically open a file right before a meeting

Automatically open files before a Calendar meeting on Mac

When you’re getting ready to join a meeting, whether it’s a web conference, conference call, or in-person meeting, you often have at least one file you need for it.

One way to ensure you don’t forget that important document is by including it with the event on your Calendar. This can help ensure you have all the necessary documents or notes in front of you and minimize the chance of forgetting something important.

Here’s how to set your Mac Calendar app to open that file right before your meeting.

Pixelmator Pro gains Light mode, Automator batch processing, auto-enhancements & more

Pixelmator Pro for Mac, a powerful Photoshop alternative, has been updated on Mac App Store this morning with full support for the latest macOS Mojave 10.14 software. Code-named “Quicksilver,” the app packs in a beautiful new Light appearance augmenting its default darkened interface, plus other perks like machine learning-based automatic photo enhancement, the ability to batch-process your images in Apple's Automator app, and more.